With more playoff teams than ever before, October will be ripe for a big upset or two. The postseason begins with the best-of-three wild-card round, underscoring just how much of a crapshoot this all might be. Even the best teams throughout the regular season will lose a three-game series every so often–and no one seems to notice. This will be different, for sure.
So which talented team might be susceptible to an earlier October exit than expected? SI's MLB experts weigh in.
Tom Verducci: Whoever Faces the Indians
The top team most in danger of getting bounced early is whoever draws Cleveland in the first round.